Irish 31 Pub House & Eatery invites friends, family, fellow educators, parents, and students to vote for a teacher that has made a true difference in their life, or the life of their loved one, for a 2025 Cheers to Public Service Award!

• March 24th –April 13th | All extraordinary educators that have been nominated for a 2025 Cheers to Public Service Award will be shared on this page, and friends and family are invited to vote for their favorite teacher (one vote per day) as an additional point of consideration for judges.
• April 14th – April 24th | Our panel of judges will review all submissions, read all teachers’ stories, and carefully select twenty winners to be announced on Friday, April 25th through all Irish 31 Social Media platforms. (Winners will be selected based on the following criteria: Impact on Students, Impact on School Culture and Votes.)
• Starting May 12th | Select pubs will host check presentation ceremonies where our 25 Cheers to Public Service Winners will be honored for using their position as a force for good within their schools, their communities, and the lives of our children, and rewarded with $1,000 each plus other gifts from our Pillar Partners!  (Celebrations are public and all are welcome!)

Monday, May 12th (5-7pm) Irish 31 Hyde Park
Tuesday, May 13th (5-7pm) Irish 31 Hyde Park
Wednesday, May 14th (5-7pm) Irish 31 Westchase
Thursday, May 15th (5-7pm) Irish 31 Seminole

Please note that past beneficiaries will not be eligible to win for a second time.

CONGRATULATIONS to our twenty-five 2025 Cheers to Public Service Winners and a heartfelt THANK YOU to each and every teacher that was nominated for an award!

Every year, it gets more and more difficult to select just a handful of winners from so many deserving educators, but we are so grateful to all of the parents, students and colleagues that took the time to tell us about a teacher that has had a positive impact on their life, or the life of a loved one. Keep in mind, that even if your nominee did not win this year, your heartfelt stories of gratitude and appreciation helped ________ local teachers stand a little bit taller and shine a little bit brighter…and for that we can’t thank you enough!

A huge thank you to our Pillar Partners – the Junior League of Tampa & Ford of Port Richey – our friends with the Rotary Club of Seminole Lake and our longtime partners within each of our participating school districts for making this program possible and helping facilitate its growth.

Please join us at the below locations on the listed dates to help us recognize and applaud this year’s extraordinary Cheers to Public Service winners! We look forward to working alongside all of you to continue to expand this program and celebrate more and more teachers, year after year!

Cheers to Public Service Winners are selected based on:

• Impact on Students
• Impact on School Culture
• Voting